woods: the beginning and end of that answer, i believe, is education. we have a large infrastructure here in maine. maine is approximately the size of the other five new england states combined, and we have a relatively small economic engine. it's nobody's fault. it is the way the state is laid out. the answer for us to compete, years ago, people competed in commerce and local proximity, then horses, then cars, then air transportation. we're in a global market place. i was in california last week, and we have to compete across the country. that involves technology, investment in technology, and i believe it starts to grade k-12. to talk about jobs for people in their 20s and 30s, that's important, but we don't focus on being more competitive and more advance the, we will not be competitive in the global marketplace, and that's core to the issue. >> moderator: mr. dalton, go ahead. dalton: briefly, middle class here facing camming thing middle class is across the country. it's due to the fact our government does not work together like everyone's said bec